| About Our Educational
Programs:
Course Outline and Description
Part I: A Workshop for Continuing
Education
and
Part II: Training for Facilitators
Presented by
Cedar Barstow, M.Ed., C.H.T.
Hakomi Trainer and Therapist
This ethics training program and
book are resources aimed to inspire and provide information This
study can be profoundly restorative and empowering.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS
Right Use of Power is a dynamic way to explore
issues of ethics and power. This approach brings heart and soul
to ethics by support professional integrity and accountability through
personally engaged and respectful study of four dimensions of power.
Right Use of power is informed, conscious, caring, and skillful.
The course is offered in two parts: You may enroll
in either Part I only, or Parts I and II together.
Part I: two days—Right
Use of Power Workshop
During the first two days, the core aspects of the right use of
power will be covered through the four dimensions of the power spiral.
Topics include: power differential, intention and impact, shame,
feedback skills, personal history in relationship to power and authority,
challenges and resources, ethical decision-making, resolving difficulties,
power dynamics, self-care, self-correcting, and common ethical errors.
These will be presented both didactically and through self-study
and the gathering of group wisdom.
Part II: two days—Right
Use of Power Facilitator’s Training
Building upon this foundation, the optional second two days is for
leaders and teachers who wish to offer Right Use of Power programs
to others. It covers use of the resource manual, selected additional
topics, and designing, teaching, and evaluating skills. Upon completion
of the entire 4 day training, you will be able to use the material
to facilitate your own workshops. Many professional organizations
now require continuing education in ethics to maintain licensure.
You will also be eligible to join the Right Use of Power Facilitator’s
Guild and be networked through the website and administrative office.
Right Use of Power training provides information
and experience in the following areas:
Informed Use of Power: Codes and Guidelines
- a working knowledge of ethics codes and contemporary
ethics issues
- a felt sense of the experience and impact of
the power differential in positions of trust
- guidance and experiential practice in ethical
decision-making
- factual data about common ethical errors
Conscious Use of Power: Awareness
- personal and group insight and healing around
power wounds and barriers
- understanding of the debilitating influence
of shame on the ability to be truthful and accountable
- clarification and increased sensitivity about
the right use of touch in healing
- ownership and appreciation for the capacity
and aspiration to use power well
- insight about personal power and its impact
on others
Caring Use of Power: Accountability
- greater ability to track for and respond to
conflict before it escalates
- practical information about grievance processes
- skillfulness at tracking and responding when
there is a difference between what you intend and it’s impact
on others
- increased ability to be self-aware and to self-correct
Skillful Use of Power: Empowerment
- proactive awareness of personal ethical edges
and resources
- increased skillfulness in giving and receiving
feedback
- insights into leadership and power dynamics
and increased ability to respond to challenging situations with
wisdom and skill
- experience in directing right use of power
toward world service
Why enroll in this program?
(Parts I & II)
- You care about ethics and the right use of
power.
- You want to be more informed, conscious, caring,
and skillful with your power.
- You want to be more empowered.
- You need CEUs in ethics for your profession.
(Part II)
- You enjoy teaching and would like to design and offer programs
based on this model to others.
- You want to diversify your income base.
- You want to increase your effectiveness in
experiential education
- You would like to promote ethics as dynamic,
engaging, and humanistic.
- You would like to be a part of the foundation
and evolution of this approach.
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